Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2002 19:23:13 +0100 From: tangennopsamcom (Leif Tangen) Subject: Re: Battery replacement Nightmare!
Mark D <markdostienopsamo.com> wrote: > I needed to change my car (Saab 93 1999) battery because it would not > hold a charge anymore. > > I took it out of the car (first mistake) and the next day purchased a > new one (not easy to find one that fit, the big 850amps would not work > and here in Montreal it would not have been a luxury). > I plug the new battery and the alarm sound. Can't find my key, panic > and unpluged it. Plug it back and the remote would stop the alarm. > After multiple trick (key in ignition, three (on-off) toggle in driver > door) still no success. I think my remotes are de-programmed. When I > plug the battery, all the outside lights turns on, the horn blares (if > the fuse is in), If I turn the ignition on, the wipers are going with > no way to stop em, the central lock does not work, the SID is > illuminated but with a blank screen. > > Called the dealer and told me I'll have to have it towed-in. I can't > believe it. A simple battery change will cost me a fortune. I really > liked my saab before this, now I'm not so sure. > > All the alarm features are hidden secrets. No bypass/disarm switch? > is there? > I tried removing all the fuse releated to TWICE, no success. No fuse > labeled Alarm of course. > > Any inputs before I call a tow truck? I'm sure my friends will have a > good laught at me for buying a Saab after this. Or they might have a good laugh at you for not checking with your Saab dealer or at least reading your manual prior to performing such a hazardous task as touching anything under the hood that isn't clearly marked as customer touchable (usually the bright yellow parts). In my current Saab, these parts are limited to the windscreen washer liquid filler cap, the oil level stick and the engine coolant reservoir. Everything else is hands off. By the way, these days most cars are made like this too, so your friends migh as well shut up. My last user seviceable car was my 1992 900 Griffin Classic. They certainly don't make them like that anymore, for better or worse. -- Leif Tangen, Svelvik, Norway 1976 96L V4 1977 99 GLS 1986 900i 1992 900i 2,1 Griffin 1998 900S 1999 9-5 2,0t
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